Ashes I breathe

Verse 1
I learned to smile through shattered glass
Pretend the pain would never last
Your promises still haunt my sleep
Now all that’s left are scars I keep
You said forever meant we’d fight
But you disappeared that night
I screamed your name into the dark
And felt your absence tear my heart
Pre-Chorus
I tried to drown the memories
But they learned how to breathe
Chorus
I’m choking on the ashes I breathe
Every broken part of me
Still burning where you used to stay
You took my light and walked away
I’m screaming but nobody sees
What your love did underneath
I survived the fall somehow
You don’t get to save me now
Verse 2
I built my strength from sleepless days
From silent wars inside my brain
Every tear became a blade
Cutting chains you thought I’d stay
You left me buried in your lies
But I crawled out, I survived
Now your shadow fades to black
And I’ll never take you back
Pre-Chorus
You tried to break my bones and soul
But pain made me whole
Chorus
I’m choking on the ashes I breathe
Every broken part of me
Still burning where you used to stay
You took my light and walked away
I’m screaming but nobody sees
What your love did underneath
I survived the fall somehow
You don’t get to save me now
Bridge (Heavy / Breakdown)
I bled for love
I broke for trust
Turned into dust
But I rose from us
Your voice still echoes in my head
But I’m stronger than the words you said
Final Chorus
I’m rising from the fire you made
No longer trapped inside your cage
The girl you broke is finally free
These ashes don’t belong to me
I’m breathing without your disease
Standing on my shattered dreams
You watched me fall — look at me now
You don’t get to save me now
Outro
From the ruins… I became
Everything you couldn’t tame

rock, metal